PHP IDEs & Tools
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This page lists the IDEs commonly used to write, run and debug PHP code. A dedicated PHP IDE gives the deepest framework and debugging support, while an open-source option keeps costs down.
IDEs
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PhpStorm — a PHP-specific IDE with code analysis, refactoring, Xdebug integration and framework support.
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Eclipse PDT — the PHP Development Tools project, which brings PHP editing and debugging to the Eclipse platform.
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Apache NetBeans — the Apache Software Foundation’s open source IDE, with PHP editing, Xdebug debugging and PHPUnit support.
Editors with extensions
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PHP Intelephense for VS Code — a PHP language server for Visual Studio Code with completion, diagnostics, go-to-definition and formatting; see PHP in Visual Studio Code for setting up debugging with Xdebug.